Edward Tylecote - Highest Innings Record

Highest Innings Record

When he was 19, Tylecote set the then record for the highest score ever made in a cricket match when playing in a school match at Clifton College; he was playing for the Classicals against the Moderns. The Moderns batted first, scoring 100, with Tylecote taking three wickets. He then opened for the Classicals, and although this was a one-innings match, the game was continued until all the Classical players had an innings. Tylecote's innings covered three afternoons and six hours as he amassed 404 not out: the first quadruple century in a cricket match. The next highest score was 52. Tylecote scored one seven, five fives, 21 fours, 39 threes, 42 twos and 87 ones, all of which were run except for one four hit out of the ground. The record has since been exceeded - by another Clifton College schoolboy AEJ Collins - who scored 628 not out.